Separable phonograph-horn.



PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906.

' E. WEISLOWITS. v

-SEPARABL E PHONOGRAPH HORN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 19054 W a m UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIo EDWARDwEisLowirs, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR .TO' NETTE WEI'SLOWITS, orNEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SEPARABLE PHONOGRAPH-H ORN L Patented-Nov. e, 19cc.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, EDWARD WEISLOWITS, a citizen of the 'UnitedStates,residing in Manhattan borough, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful'lmprovements in separablePhonograph-Horns, of which the following is a s ecification.

' hisinvention enables a horn to be brought to practically fiatcondition or its elements or sections to be slipped apart and superposedto occupy but little space.

his invention is set forth in thefollowing specification and claims, andillustrated in t e annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is'alongitudinal section of a horn embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is an nFig. 6 is a detail.

larged view of art of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along a: w, ig. 1. ig.4 shows a horn element or.section partly out of place or not slippedfully home. Fig. 5 is a view of two sections or horn elements partlyenga ed.

Fig. 7 shows a modi cation; I

The horns or sound-throwing trumpets used in connection with phonographstake up considerable room. Particularly in transporting or carrying theinstrument about the I orn is more or less of an incumbrance.

According to this invention the horn is composed .of readily-separableelements or sections. Eleven such elements are shown in the drawings,consecutively numbered; but the number is immaterial.

I 'Each element has at one edge a channel I) and at the other a bead 0.Each element having its bead slid into a channel'of an adjoining elementat one edge and the bead of this space pass the tail or narrow ends ofthe other elements 3 to 11 as they are slippedl or pushed into place.The ring d is flanged at its harmyi end, and. this flange has cuts, as

I seen atLfi Q' Fig. 3.

v A funnel-shaped tube g'has a suitable catch-as, for example, pins h.The tube is passed small end first into the large end or I mouth of thehorn when built up: and through the rings, the pins h passing throughcuts or. slits f, and a turn is. then given to lock the tube and horn onthe plan of a bayonetjoint. These parts can thus be easily connected ordisconnected. I

One of the element's-for example, 1 "-can have an eye or suspending rin't, as generally applied for supporting the 'orn when in use.

The tube is shown With a flange or shoulder at which is a acking7c,,such as a rubber ring. When this flan e sitsagainst ring e, thepacking makes tight closure against the horn.1 to 11 or its innerside.

When the sections are pulled apart, they can be laid flat upon oneanother and packed into small compass.

At. each bead h the respective element or horn-section has a giiide m,which, according 1 to Fig. 6,might beapiece of wire; but, as seen inFig. 7, the guide could also be formed by suitably pressing or bendingpart of the stock'or sheet-metal pieces composing the elements.

At the front or mouth end of the horn the sections are shown with stepsor alinin laps 0, which when the parts are assemble or slipped together,arrest the parts in line or with the tail orinner end portions properlyin place between the rings. These laps or stops 0 can be made of anydesirable form or finish. I

. The horn when dismembered can be carried in a small compass, such as anarrow box with handle. ing for the tube can be used in place of thebayonet-joint shown. All such variations are included in the invention,such as varia tions of size, material, and the like.

What I claim as In invention, and desire to secure by Letters atent, is

1. A phonograph-horn comprising sections or elements ada ted to beslipped and form engagement wit the sections having concentric ringsbetween which parts of the other sections can enter or sit. f

2. A phonograph-horn comprising sepa- Any suitable catch or fasten-- oneanother two of rable sections, a ring on the end portion of 1 one of thesections, and a tube adapted to be flange adapted to sit against one ofthe rings,

and having a stud or pin for engaging another of said rings.

' 5. A honograph-horn, comprising a plurality 0 elements adapted todetachably engage with one another and each of which is provided at oneend with an alining stop, the stop carried by one element projectingover and engaging the adjacent element.

6. A phonograph-horn comprising a plu rality of interengaging detachablesections, each of said' sections provided at one side with a channelextending in the direction of the length thereof and further providedwith a' guide in close proximity to the channels, and each of saidsections further having its opposite side provided with a bead extendingin the direction of the length thereof, said bead adapted to engage inthe channel of an adjoining section.

7. A phonograplnhorn comprising a plurality of interengaging detachablesections, one of said sections having 'lixedl secured thereto andprojecting from one on thereof a ring adapted to receive thecorresponding ends of the other sections, and a tube adapted to bedctachably connected to the said ring.

8. A phonograph-horn comprising a pluone of said sections having fixedlysecured thereto and projecting from one end thereof a ring, another ofsaid sections having fixedly secured near one end thereof a ringarranged in advance of the other ring, forming therf-h; a space betweenthe rings into which the ends of the other sections are positioned, anda tube adapted to be detachably connected to one of said rings andbearing against the other of said rings.

10. A phonograph-horn comprising a plurality of interengaging detachablesections, one of said sections having fixedly secured thereto andprojecting from one end thereof a ring, another of said sections havingfixedly secured near one end thereof a ringarranged in advance of theother ring, forming thereby a space between the rings into which theends of the other section are positioned, and a tube provided with aflange carrying a packing, said tube adapted to be detachably eonncctedto one of. said rings, bearing against the other of said rings andhaving the packing cngaging the inner face of said sections.

In testimony whereof I havehcreunto set my hand in the presence ol twosubscribing witnesses.

EDWVARD WEISLOVVITS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE IIULsBERe, EDWARD VVIESNER.

